We get about three of these emails a day, they drop into our inbox and we normally delete them. It’s easy to read the ‘tells’ that give away they’re spam. However we were surprised that clients still forward to these for our comments, so thought it best to help by showing you what we do […]
Generalists versus experts So what’s it to be? Are we all generalists these days or does the world really belong to experts? Do we all need to carve increasingly narrow furrows to achieve this? It’s a debate that’s raged for years and been thrown into sharper relief by today’s business imperative for everyone to be […]
Do you find that paying for software licences is akin to being levied a tax on your success? Then, when you add more persons on your licence, as a result of your business growing, it increases your costs substantially. You’re not the only ones fed up with this approach. There is a better way to […]
Some definitions [and the good news first….] The mechanics of developing the elements of a brand have remained constant, hooray! And it’s still fundamentally about the sweet spot between: What a product/service does (its rational attributes and advantages) The customer’s needs and how your product/service can satisfy them An emotive charge – the values you wish […]
Why Google Will Have Cookies for Breakfast with AdID! 1. Because They Want to Take Control The main reason for Google to try to stop using cookies is that they want to develop something that they ‘own’. AdID is not just a cookie replacement – it’s a Google way of doing things: if they see […]
In the first part of this article, we covered the first four rules of social media engagement: be brand-centric, listen, the rule of thirds and talk naturally. So, here are the remaining five rules. 5. Be Easy to Find (and to Follow) To broaden your reach and impact, you need to cultivate a larger following. […]
Turn your audience into advocates, and promote as naturally as breathing Social media can either be the biggest waste of your energy and time, or one of the most rewarding experiences. And all of this depends on how you approach it. Here are some of our learnings from years of social engagement which we hope […]
We are more connected than ever, yet actually reaching people has never been harder! Certainly that’s what we see from both ours and our clients’ perspective and it was brought into sharp focus preparing for leading a session on how technology can help growth with the Worldwide Association of Girl Guides and Scouts (WAGGGS) last week. […]
As we celebrate the Christmas season it again leaves us looking forward to 2013, but not before we offer our final challenge of 2012. When it comes to seasons, it is our view that all businesses have them. We were reminded of this at the beginning of December when the same client who emails us […]
We explain the changes to Facebook likes, why they are appearing more often and some of the decisions behind these solutions.
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